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Task_1_C TASK 1: Leadership Experience 1 C493 C493 Leadership and Professional Image Task 1 Western Governors University C493 Leadership and Professional Image Task 1 I currently work in a surgical intensive care unit in York, Pennsylvania. An issue that is recurrent in my hospital is the prevalence of pressure injuries in our patients. This does not only apply to our units, but also to most units in the hospital. When patients come to our unit, they are most critically ill. Throughout their stay, they are laying in the bed and not moving around like they normally would. This is especially because they are sedated or on bedrest. Sometimes they have devices on them like telemetry wires, nasogastric tubes, endotracheal tubes, pulse oximetry cords, or temperature probes. I hope to decrease the prevalence of pressure injuries in our patients and improve their outcomes. Explanation of